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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: qureshia on 13 February 2010, 14:21
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We Buy any car states my wife’s GTI is worth £12,980 – what should we look to get private sale for it ?
Over and above the details that can be entered into WBAC site are, it has just been serviced (been put on service plan which means next two services are half price and any parts will be 10% off) has just had 4 brand new tyres fitted, has front park, some crossion on the wheels.....thinking we should be able to beat WBAC price by selling private say by 10% ???
Therefore dose is £14,250 sound good, bad or ugly for a 07 plate, 5 door, DSG, good spec with 21k miles?
I normally just stick our cars on ebay and let the market decide. However my last car sold within 12 hours of the add going up and the one before that was back on the market 6 months after I sold it at more than 25% more. I get the sinking feeling I may have undersold both :embarassed:
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look on auto trader, PH, ebay etc and see what a a mk5 gti the same spec as your is going for. the WBAC price will be alot lower than what you will get for a private sale
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just looked on autotrader and there is 1 car below 13k and the rest are between 14.5k and 17k
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Of cause you will not get full value from WBAC, they are going to sell it on so need to make a profit. It is a safe and easy way to get rid of your car, just depends if you are willing to answer hundreds of silly questions and allow lots of tyre kickers to come and look at it!
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When selling a car that is worth 13k, it's better to give it to a company and ask them to sell it for you.
Of course, they will take a small fee, when the car is sold, but you won't have to do anything....
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I thought the WBAC bid was Ok - not really a kick in the nuts??
I have seen the ones in the ads at £17k but personally I don’t put much weight on advertised prices as they are either low and hiding a poor car or just unrealistic sellers (who often end up trading their cars after months of no selling for much less)
Anyone currently looking or recently sold shed any light on real prices being paid ?
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every car is obviously a different condidtion and spec, so its hard for anyone to give you an asnwer.
if I were you and you aren't desperate to sell, stick it on pistonheads or autotrader for a few weeks and see what happens.
I thought the WBAC bid was Ok - not really a kick in the nuts??
I have seen the ones in the ads at £17k but personally I don’t put much weight on advertised prices as they are either low and hiding a poor car or just unrealistic sellers (who often end up trading their cars after months of no selling for much less)
Anyone currently looking or recently sold shed any light on real prices being paid ?
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I wouldnt touch WBAC with a barge poll.
Just stick it up for sale, someone out there will want it (this is assuming your not in a rush to sell it)
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A quick search on Autotrader shows similar cars up for £13k to £15k.
This makes the WBAC offer look very reasonable. You could probably get £14k for yours if you tried, but you'd be up against dealers offering warranties, p/x and finance. Never used WBAC, but I wonder whether they'd try to reduce the offer when they see the car by being REALLY picky?
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A quick search on Autotrader shows similar cars up for £13k to £15k.
This makes the WBAC offer look very reasonable. You could probably get £14k for yours if you tried, but you'd be up against dealers offering warranties, p/x and finance. Never used WBAC, but I wonder whether they'd try to reduce the offer when they see the car by being REALLY picky?
They are very very picky about any type of dent or scratch on the car.. They also look at the wheels and if there is 1 mark on them they will take £50 per wheel to get them re-furbished..
As someone else said they are in the business to make money and will do by buying cars cheap off people who need to get rid of their cars quickly
I would go for the AT option
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A quick search on Autotrader shows similar cars up for £13k to £15k.
This makes the WBAC offer look very reasonable. You could probably get £14k for yours if you tried, but you'd be up against dealers offering warranties, p/x and finance. Never used WBAC, but I wonder whether they'd try to reduce the offer when they see the car by being REALLY picky?
They do, complete pain to deal with to be honest.
I would try Autotrader.
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I aint thinking of selling but went on WeBuyAnyCar to see what mine was worth:
Got a reply saying 13k ish but every week since then I get a new email saying its gone up in value...
Roughly £500 per week so far :laugh:
Im holding on for a few more months at this rate I might get what I paid for it :tongue:
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Hi - Brand new to the forum but just bought privately yesterday so I guess my research and actual purchase is valid comment :smiley:
Bought an ED30 yesterday '07 plate 26k miles with Sat Nav. Paid 14.5 which was not bad...I think :grin:
Full VAG service history and great condition - didnt want to let it go to another I guess...
Advertised price was 15 so not much leeway but I think price was keen from the start
Others seem to vary greatly and not just trade/dealer versus private - often "much loved" private examples are really optimistically priced but are still there since I started looking in earnest 4 weeks ago.. :nerd:
Anyway - nice to meet you all...!
Mark
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Hi - Brand new to the forum but just bought privately yesterday so I guess my research and actual purchase is valid comment :smiley:
Bought an ED30 yesterday '07 plate 26k miles with Sat Nav. Paid 14.5 which was not bad...I think :grin:
14.5 is a very good price. Can I ask where you found it? The reason I ask is I've been looking for a few weeks, and I'm tracking all the cars that meet my spec in a spreadsheet, and I haven't got that particular spec in my spready, so wondering if I'm missing somewhere to be looking for cars. :wink:
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Hi Rotor - I did think I was getting a bargain perhaps :wink:
The car was on Autotrader but is not there now (Trader removed immediately and kept his word, to be fair)
The trader bought it directly from the local VW garage, who had taken it as a trade in.
Picking it up Tuesday afternoon so now getting very excited :smiley:
I have had a Mk 2 and a Mk 3 but never anything as powerful as an Ed30 so am 40 percent scared 60 percent excited right now.
Keeping my licence would be a good thing I feel. :rolleyes:
Where are you in the country Rotor? I will happily keep my eyes out for anything that looks good for you, if you like :wink:
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Qureshia -- my advice would be stick it on PistonHeads at £14.500.
If you're not familiar with PH take a look - costs £15 to place an advert with as many photos as you wish to upload. Very much an enthusiasts' captive market - unlike Autotrader which has a web site that is a nightmare to navigate and always seem to crash.
As an example I have sold nicely specced Golf Mk 3 & 4's this year on PH - asking price each time and gone within 48 hours of the ads appearing. Equally I have recently bought a Mk5 GTI off the site - I was on the phone to the guy within 30 mins of the advert appearing and he was still having the phone ring off the hook when I picked it up a couple of days later.
Usual disclaimers - no I'm not a dealer and not emploved by Haymarket (owners of PH) !! ...
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Where are you in the country Rotor? I will happily keep my eyes out for anything that looks good for you, if you like :wink:
I'm in London. I think I know why my search didn't pick up the car you bought -- I'm looking for DSG and since you don't mention it, I assume you bought a manual?
Basically I'm looking for,
Must-haves:
- 2005 - 2007
- 40,000 miles max (preferably less)
- DSG
Nice to haves:
- Not red or white
- 17" wheels (more comfortable than 18")
- Cruise Control and Parking sensors
- Sunroof
I'm really enjoying the hunt!
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Ha Ha it is manual - Spot on :wink:
I have cruise and sat nav but no sunroof, sensors or 17 inch wheels..
I will keep an eye out as mentioned, especially as we are onlt 30 miles apart :smiley:
Cheers Mark
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I will keep an eye out as mentioned, especially as we are onlt 30 miles apart :smiley:
Awesome, thanks!
Just out of curiosity, how does cruise control work on a manual transmission?
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I will tell you once I actually collect the car on tuesday :laugh:
Had a BM 320d before (Blasphemy I know) and that required a button press to set at current speed, which could then be adjusted by a plus or minus button on the steering wheel controls and could be switched off by pressing same button again or sudden breaking...
Imagine something similar maybe...??
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Just out of curiosity, how does cruise control work on a manual transmission?
Works like it does on any other manual car, when you dip the clutch to change gear it deactivates the cruise.